Immune discusses two stories of immune cells eating other cells: microglia engulfing brain neurons to shape cortical development and behavior, and mast cells trapping neutrophils to increase their functional and metabolic fitness.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Microglia shape cortical development and behavior (Cell)
• Neutrophil trapping by mast cells (Cell)
• Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference in Chicago, Cindy and Steph meet up with David Martinez to talk about his career, the research of his laboratory on viral pathogens of global health importance, and his advice to be persistent and enjoy the journey.

Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Steph Langel

Guest: David Martinez

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From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference in Chicago, Cindy and Brianne meet up with Robert Binder to talk about his career, the research of his laboratory on the role of heat shock proteins in cancer immunosurveillance, and the importance of inspiring students as early as possible to think about science.

Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker

Guest: Robert Binder

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From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference in Chicago, Cindy and Steph meet up with Rafael Polidoro to talk about his career, the research of his laboratory on how the gut microbiome modulates the local and systemic immune responses during infections.

Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Steph Langel

Guest: Rafael Polidoro

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Immune reviews the local and systemic responses after human SARS-CoV-2 challenge infection, and how bat antibodies display elevated antigen binding strength and diversity at higher temperatures that are characteristic of flight.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Stephanie Langel and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Responses to human SARS-CoV-2 challenge (Nature)
• Temperature-sensitivity of bat antibodies (Nat Comm)
• Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference in Chicago, Cindy and Steph meet up with Jane Buckner to talk about her career, and the research of her laboratory on mechanisms by which regulation of the adaptive immune response fails or is overcome in the setting of human autoimmunity.

Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Steph Langel

Guest: Jane Buckner

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From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference in Chicago, Cindy and Brianne meet up with Tonya Webb to talk about her career, the role of NKT cells in cancer, and her efforts to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion in research.

Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker

Guest: Tonya Webb

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From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference in Chicago, Cindy and Brianne meet up with Michal Tal to talk about her career, sex differences in immune responses, and how one giant mouse uterus changed the trajectory of her research career.

Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker

Guest: Michal Tal

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From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference in Chicago, Cindy and Brianne where meet up with Luis Montaner to talk about his career and his research on boosting the immune system to combat viral diseases or cancer progression.

Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker

Guest: Luis Montaner

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Links for this episode

• Community engagement in research (Res Involv Engag)
• Susceptibility to HIV bnAbs during ART (AIDS)
• Minority scientists’ experience (J Immunol)
• Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Immune travels to Chicago for the American Association of Immunologists conference where they meet up with Joseph Larkin III to talk about his career and his research on the contribution of T lymphocyte subsets and functions in maintaining tolerance.

Hosts: Stephanie Langel and Brianne Barker

Guest: Joseph Larkin III

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Th17 cells in immunity and autoimmunity (J Immunol Res)
• COVID-19 booster enhances virus neutralization by milk (Front Nutr)
• SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in milk and infant stool after maternal immunization (J Perinatol)
• Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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